Gardiner and Shields Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Gardiner has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Shields Valley will come in with three straight wins.
Gardiner is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 58 points on December 14th, they were much more limited against Manhattan Christian two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 69-29.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shields Valley). They blew past White Sulphur Springs 71-36 last Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Shields Valley's win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for Gardiner, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Gardiner was able to grind out a solid victory over Shields Valley in their previous matchup back in February, winning 57-50. Will Gardiner repeat their success, or does Shields Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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